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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
430 AM CST SUN NOV 19 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    357 PM  85    1942  71     -2       60       
  MINIMUM         40    550 AM  25    1959  49     -9       33       
  AVERAGE         55                        60     -5       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.44 2000   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.68  -0.96     0.94    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.13                     12.00   1.13     8.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.85                     54.70 -10.85    32.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2001   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        89      1       69       
  SINCE SEP 1    110                       128    -18      123       
  SINCE JUL 1    110                       128    -18      123       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        84      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        22      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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